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Video: On Being a Hindu Monastic: Personal Journeys
A conversation with the three Hindu monastics visiting HDS this year, each representing a different Hindu tradition: Swami Sarvapriyananda (Ramakrishna Mission), Brahmacharini Shweta Chaitanya (Chinmaya Mission), and Sadhak Akshar–Guru: Mahant Swami Maharaj (BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha).
FULL TRANSCRIPT:
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Ashram Newsletter - December 2023
December 5, 2023 | by Ramloti
Dear Friends,
I am currently in India. I am so grateful to be in My Lord’s Divine home (Haidakhan) and in a few days, participate in His Festivities (Paduka Puja at Vandana and Arvind Lal’s home in New Delhi). (I will share about the trip in our next newsletter.) I was extremely busy right up to my departure from the Ashram sending out all the winnings from our Holiday Auction, which was very successful – thank you. This made the packing and traveling an even more tedious and tiring job since I carry two cases of Babaji books for the ashram here in Haidakhan, (“I am Harmony” and “From Age to Age”), several Divine Mother calendars, and the sleeping bag, towels, and sheets I use in Haidakhan. I barely had room for my own clothes. I am always so appreciative that one thing that does not have to fit into an already too-full suitcase is my mantra “Om Namah Shivaya” which I utilize thousands of times more th
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The Pilgrimage to the Himalayas on foot
19. The Pilgrimage to the Himalayas on foot
(Shastriji Maharaj Shri Dharmajivandasji Swami Jivan Darshan)
The great Himalayas and the holy river Ganga are the abode of redeemed souls and have great attraction for all those, who are on the path of salvation. Divinity and purity of these places fill our heart with peace, satisfaction and bliss. In 1933, Rev. Shastriji Maharaj, with other saints and devotees, had visited Haridwar and Rishikesh - places of pilgrimage on the banks of Holy Gangaji. The devotees were on a special all India pilgrimage train. He was greatly impressed by the divine atmosphere of the place.
To Haridwar from Junagadh
During the year 1947, Shastriji Maharaj with some saints and devotees planned to go on pilgrimage to the Himalayas. He came to Rajkot after having glimpse of Thakorji at Junagadh, Jetpur and Gondal. In Rajkot, after having darshan of Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj in the old temple, he